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Monthly Archives for May 2023.

Delta Air Lines Passenger Unleashes On Anti-Seat Recline Vigilante In The Row Behind Her

May 02 2023

A Delta Air Lines passenger reclined her seat, and the woman behind her – she says – began pushing her seat back throughout the rest of the flight. In response, she didn’t ask for help from a flight attendant. Instead she… began yelling at the woman behind her. And another passenger caught it on video.

The passengers behind the woman denied pushing her seat and that just drove the her to the brink, publicly defending her right to recline. It was the end of the flight though, so the battle went on silently until she just couldn’t take it anymore.

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Two Women Brawl At Atlanta Airport Gate – Neither One Of Them Is Making It To Miami

May 01 2023

Two women tussled and brawled before a Spirit Airlines flights with one eventually being pinned by the other, larger passenger. Blows were traded, kicks were unleashed, and they tumbled until they just couldn’t tumble anymore.

It looks to me like this is the gate area for a Spirit Airlines flight from Atlanta to Miami. This looks like the Atlanta airport, and Spirit does use gate D2 there. Atlanta to Miami on Spirit almost guarantees this result.

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American Airlines Pilots Authorize A Strike

cockpit with pilot
May 01 2023

American Airlines pilots have voted to authorize a strike. This came after the airline’s CEO announced that they’re ready to pay pilots up to $590,000 per year, essentially matching Delta’s new pay rates and improving on scheduling and other quality of life issues.

While the pilot union would like you to believe this is more than it is, it’s effectively business as usual.

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Earn 25% More: Bask Bank Now Awards 2.5 Miles Per Dollar Saved!

first class cabin
May 01 2023

If you aren’t earning frequent flyer miles from your savings account, you probably should be. At least you should open an account – which has no annual fees or minimum balances – so that you have the option to earn miles when you want to. It’s a great way of potentially earning a lot of miles, and one of the very few ways to do that without actually spending money.

The Bask Bank Mileage Savings Account rewards you with frequent flyer miles instead of interest. You earn 2 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles for every $1 saved annually.

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EXCLUSIVE: Marriott Will Bundle Resort Fees Into Price Display Starting This Month

outside marriott hotel
May 01 2023

Marriott is going to make a major shift this month in how it displays prices on its website, and to its English language mobile app. The first and most prominent price for a hotel that Marriott displays will be the price inclusive of resort or destination fees so when you search the Marriott website you won’t be duped into thinking a hotel is cheaper than it is, only to see disclosure of a higher price at check-out.

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TODAY ONLY: Book Europe For Just 6,000 Miles, Redeem Business Class For 62% Fewer Points

May 01 2023

Bilt Rewards May 1st ‘Rent Day’ promotions includes a 100% bonus on points transfers to Air France KLM Flying Blue. Before Bilt ran a 100% bonus to Hawaiian Airlines there had never been a double points transfer bonus to an airline where points already transferred one-to-one. And now they’ve done it again.

And they’ve coordinated with Flying Blue to make May’s discounted ‘promo awards’ especially lucrative from North America. I haven’t seen such a great set of award discounts from Flying Blue in years.

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